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BACKGROUND The project site at 3370 Hopyard Road was occupied by the Pleasanton Masonic Center from 1980, when the building was constructed, until 2017. The Pleasanton Masonic Center was a private lodge and its operation at the site was authorized by the City based on a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) (Case No. UP-77-13). In June 2016, to address issues associated with special events and activities conducted outside of those permitted by the 1977 CUP, the Masons applied to modify the CUP. The Planning Commission approved the changes; however; the approval was appealed to the City Council. In September 2016, the City Council heard the appeal, and ultimately denied the appeal, approving the project, but with further modifications to the conditions to include additional limitations on permitted activities and the locations of those activities, and to require physical modifications to the building to address noise and other issues. Council's approval of the project is attached as Attachment 9. In February 2016 and December 2016, Rabbi Raleigh Resnick filed applications for a CUP and Design Review (DR), respectively, to operate a religious institution with a childcare/preschool, and for site modifications including the installation of a playground and a terrace for outdoor activities. Around September 2017, Chabad formally acquired the site from the Masons. The City determined that Chabad could continue to operate as an assembly use under the 2016 CUP, but any change in use, such as operating a preschool or addition of outdoor uses, would require a new or modified CUP. April 25, 2018 Planning Commission Hearing The Planning Commission considered the subject applications. Testimony, both for and against the project, was provided by numerous members of the public in attendance. Concerns expressed by the nearby residents were principally focused on potential noise and nuisance associated with outdoor activities including the number, size, and frequency of outdoor activities/events and use of the outdoor play area for the preschool. The applicant's representatives, while urging the Planning Commission to approve the project, submitted a letter from their legal counsel and verbally reiterated some requested modifications to several of the conditions that had been included in the approval recommended by staff. The requested modifications were focused on use of the outdoor areas, playground location and usage, and parking lot monitoring requirements. The Commission acknowledged the previous use and history of activities that had occurred on the project site as the basis of neighbors' concerns, and noted that there appears to have been limited consultation between Chabad and the neighbors/neighborhood to try and find solutions and agreement on how the site would be used going forward. There was consensus among the Commissioners that additional effort should be made by Chabad to try to find some agreement before the Planning Commission took action on the application. The matter was continued, without a new hearing date set at that time. Page 2 of 15